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Double stacking key to Port of Baltimore’s future
(Source: Baltimore Sun, September 10, 2016) BALTIMORE, Md. — Despite dredging a 50-foot channel and having a large public-private investment in the Seagirt Marine Terminal to provide a 50-foot berth and super-sized Panamax container cranes, more has to be done so the...
With $2.45 billion in pocket, Amtrak set for update
(Source: Washington Post, September 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faster trains, more seats and WiFi that works? The $2.45 billion federal loan that officials awarded this summer to Amtrak will help pay for those upgrades and more as the railroad continues its push to...
KCS announces 16th annual Holiday Express schedule
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, September 8, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today its schedule for the 16th annual Holiday Express train, which will stop in 22 communities in seven states on 26 dates. At each stop, visitors...
Alaska Railroad runs on dwindling revenue
(Source: Alaska Dispatch News, September 8, 2016) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It seems everyone in Alaska loves the Alaska Railroad. The blue and yellow engines and the "Vista Dome" passenger cars excite a sense of romance for many people. Hearing the train whistle (two...
Teamsters UPS airline mechanics hold job action at customer locations in Indiana
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 8, 2016) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Teamsters Local 2727 airline maintenance technicians and related classifications picketed at customer locations in Indiana this week protesting deep concessionary...
2 Connecticut groups claim controversial rail route a done deal
(Source: New Haven Register, September 8, 2016) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Two groups opposed to a new high-speed Amtrak rail line through a historic section of Old Lyme are claiming that records they obtained show that recent public hearings are a charade and that approval...
CSX CFO lowers expectations for 3Q 2016
(Source: Associated Press, September 8, 2016) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Frank Lonegro updated investors and analysts Wednesday at the Cowen and Company 9th annual Global Transportation Conference in Boston...
Spain train crash leaves 4 dead, dozens injured
(Source: CNN, September 9, 2016) PORTO, Portugal — A train traveling from the Spanish city of Vigo to Oporto in Portugal has "derailed causing deaths and injuries," according to officials. Full story: CNN
Teamsters protest Virginia corporate welfare handout to ‘job killer’ MillerCoors
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 8, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) board was confronted today by out-of-work Virginians protesting the commonwealth’s decision to provide a $500,000...
Refurbished PATH train car commemorates 15th anniversary of 9/11
(Source: New Haven Register, September 8, 2016) EAST HAVEN, Conn. — There’s an unmistakable anthropomorphic quality to Car 745, whose metaphoric life, one could say, ended on Sept. 11, 2001, along with the 3,000 human victims of the nation’s greatest tragedy. Full...
CP Rail’s CFO steps down after just 16 months on the job
(Source: Canadian Press, September 8, 2016) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway’s chief financial officer is stepping down just 16 months after he was appointed. Full story: Financial Post
MBTA union members to rally against privatization on Monday
(Source: Boston Globe, September 8, 2016) BOSTON — The fight over privatization at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is just warming up, and the T’s largest labor group is gathering its members for a rally on Monday. The Boston Carmen’s Union Local...
AAR: Total rail volume down 7.2 percent from 2015 for first 35 weeks of 2016
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for August 2016. Carload traffic in August totaled 1,347,989...
Free traders raise concerns about TPP investor dispute language
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters and other fair trade allies for years have raised hell about the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) because it’s a corporate power grab that would...
Moline mayor hopes train to Chicago ready in 2019
(Source: WHBF, September 7, 2016) ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — You can talk about the hotel. You can talk about the retail space. But, that multimodal station means nothing unless we actually see that Amtrak service to Chicago. Full story: www.ourquadcities.com
Rensselaer station sees passenger rail improvements
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 7, 2016) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Platform extensions are pushing north from the Rensselaer train station, one of a number of passenger rail improvements under way in the Capital Region. The extensions will permit Amtrak to operate...
High-speed rail developer hosts Chinese group to discuss Twin Cities-Rochester line
(Source: Red Wing Republican-Eagle, September 7, 2016) RED WING, Minn. — A private rail developer is meeting this week with a Chinese delegation and Minnesota business leaders to drum up support for high-speed passenger trains from the Twin Cities to Rochester. Full...
CSX and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen reach agreement
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, September 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that a ratified agreement has been achieved between CSX and members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) on...
Opinion: There’s less than meets the eye in Canada’s oil tanker phase-out
(Source: National Observer opinion column by Bruce Campbell, September 6, 2016) OTTAWA — At the end of July, Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Canada would accelerate the phase-out of the class of rail tank cars that exploded in Lac-Mégantic in July 2013,...
CSX files lawsuit, saying Scioto project damaged rail bridge
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, September 8, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Scioto Greenways project that beautified the Scioto River where it flows Downtown also damaged a CSX bridge that cost $9.3 million to fix, according to the rail company, which wants to be reimbursed....
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